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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Ocean Grove, MA compare?
| Figure | Ocean Grove, MA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 2,904 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 4,387 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.1 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 12.8% |
| Measure | Ocean Grove, MA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 3,453±675 |
| Median age | 36.9±5.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 20.2%±23.0 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 77.3%±22.3 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±1.2 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.4%±0.7 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 6.5%±4.5 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 29.2%±8.5 pts |
| Median household income | $118,696±$38,263 |
| Per capita income | $45,297±$4,764 |
| People below the poverty line | 0.5%±0.8 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0%±5.4 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $362,200±$35,141 |
| Median gross rent | $1,266±$523 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 62.3%±40.5 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 88.1%±8.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±3.2 pts |
| Worked from home | 13.5%±6.1 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 73.9%±8.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±2.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 20.1 min±4.3 |
| No health insurance coverage | 5.4%±6.3 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov